From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Tue Mar  7 18:21:29 2006
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1938916A420
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Tue,  7 Mar 2006 18:21:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lars@gmx.at)
Received: from mail.gmx.net (mail.gmx.net [213.165.64.20])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4B2A243D66
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Tue,  7 Mar 2006 18:21:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lars@gmx.at)
Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 07 Mar 2006 18:21:26 -0000
Received: from 159.93.77.83.cust.bluewin.ch (EHLO [192.168.1.10])
	[83.77.93.159]
	by mail.gmx.net (mp038) with SMTP; 07 Mar 2006 19:21:26 +0100
X-Authenticated: #912863
Message-ID: <440DCF30.1070507@gmx.at>
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 19:21:36 +0100
From: "lars@gmx.at" <lars@gmx.at>
User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (Windows/20051201)
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
CC: FreeBSD questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
References: <20060307150601.8982.qmail@web33311.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <20060307150601.8982.qmail@web33311.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0
Subject: Re: New logo, new look
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
Reply-To: lars@gmx.at
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:21:29 -0000

Danial Thom wrote:
  > The reason that BSD is what it is (that is, an
> obscure OS to the masses) is because BSD camps
> are run by a bunch of geeky programmers that have
> no sense of marketing. LINUX, which we'll all
> agree is an inferior technical product, gets a
> lot of milage out of their stupid penguin. At
> least its identifiable and marketable. Learn from
> your competitors.
> 
> DT
Thanks for your insight into the marketing dynamics
behind the wide-spread use of Linux - the penguin.

Now why don't you go and write an article for onlamp.com
and help BSD be more accessible.

After all you are on a BSD-related mailing-list, you might as well
do something more useful than bitching and moaning about a logo.